The Platformers: A Video Game (and Nerd Culture) Podcast

This week we discuss Bowsette (who was apparently originally a planned part of Super Mario Odyssey), the definition of the word “deli,” Spider-Man, Velocity 2X, Minit, Towerfall, and more, all while trying out the new Dragon Ball FighterZ characters, Cooler and MVP Android 17.

If you want to watch along with the show, check out the live stream on twitch.tv/theplatformerspodcast

Topics:

Bowsette

Cooler and 17 - Dragon Ball FighterZ DLC Impressions

Wimbledon X Mario Tennis

Waluigiette and Chain Chompette

Inside Xbox

The Mexico City Xbox Event

Jump Force

Yu-Gi-Oh!

Spider-Man

Who Is Your Favorite Superhero?

Big 2018 releases

Minit

Dragon Ball FighterZ Z-Unions

Velocity 2X

The Deli

Fire Emblem Fates

Dragon Quest XI

Dragon Quest VIII

CD Keys

Green Man Gaming

Nintendo Switch Online

VRV Non-Ad

Towerfall

The Long-Lost Episodes of Hooray For Anime!

Rejected Show Titles:

That’s Your Catch Phrase

The Bone Dome

Princess Peach X Goth Chun-Li

We Love Bowsette

Footsies Boy

New Pork City

This week, we talk about the PlayStation Classic, the newly-launched Nintendo Switch Online service, the recent Nintendo Direct, We Happy Few, and a whole lot more! Enjoy!

Rejected episode titles:

It's Lit, Fam

K.K. Slider Was The Original Xur

Shadow Moses Was An Inside Job

This Pie Is F***ing Tasty

If you want to watch along with the show, check out the video on twitch.tv/theplatformerspodcast

Topics:

PlayStation Classic

Final Fantasy VIII

Final Fantasy VII Cheats

NES & SNES Classic

Destiny 2: Forsaken Multiplayer

Harry Potter & The Cursed Child

Nintendo Online

Dragon Ball FighterZ PC/Custom costumes

Nintendo Switch OS Performance

Achievement Systems

Pat Former

New Super Mario Bros./Luigi Switch

Nintendo Direct

Smash Bros.

Luigi’s Mansion

Animal Crossing

Civilization VI

Sean Bean

Old School Musical

We Happy Few

Battle For Azeroth

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - Blackout Mode

Dying Light: Bad Blood

Celeste

Difficult Games

Slightly Bigger Luke

This week the boys get HEATED about Destiny 2: Forsaken, Josh and Chris give initial impressions of Spider-Man, Brian talks Blade Strangers, and what is going on with Superman?!

Topics:

Who will be Superman?

Spider-Man Initial Impressions

InFamous

Prototype

Sonic

SNES Spider-Man

Mega Man 11 Demo

Blade Strangers

Neo Geo

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout Hype

PUBG

Having more money than Jesus

Fortnite

Destiny 2: Forsaken

This week Brian and Andrew talk about some surreal moments they had, and everything they saw at the ID@XBox event and PAX West, so strap in, because this one sets a record for the highest number of games discussed!

Topics:

PAX West

Remi Lore

Yuppie Psycho

Children of Morta

Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption

Below

Generation Zero

Tunic

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Diablo III Switch

Dragon Ball FighterZ Switch

Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee

Poke Ball Plus

Towerfall

Treasure Stack

Untitled Goose Game

Interviewing Suda51

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes

Meeting the IGN crew face to face

The IGN Top 10 Xbox Games Panel

My conversation with Cory Barlog

Gris

Streets of Rage 4

Windjammers 2

Young Souls

“Space Hell” - the new Vlambeer game

Save Me Mr. Tako

Remi Lore

Crystal Crisis

Super Meat Boy Forever

Mega Man 11

Darksiders 3

Polish Party

This week, Brian is away, so Chris and Josh take over as your hosts! We discuss that epic CyberPunk 2077 demo, our issues with lore in Halo, the Destiny 2 2.0 update, and so much more!

This week Brian, Chris, and Josh talk about a fantastic show by Tobe Nwigwe, Guacamelee! 2, Flat Heroes, our evolving relationship with multiplayer games, Gamescom, Disenchantment, eating healthy, Brian's upcoming plans for PAX West, and so much more! Enjoy!

Topics:

Chris knee update

Weight loss

Brian’s vegetarian month

Uncharted: Lost Legacy

Disenchantment

The Simpsons

Futurama

How cartoon characters would look in real life

Gamescom

Jump Force

My Hero One’s Justice

Pokken Tournament

Guacamelee! 2

Handheld gaming

Celeste

Assassin’s Creed

Shadow of War

Reviewing games

Flat Heroes

Steam backlogs

Xbox Game Pass

Favorite Halo game

Our evolving relationship with multiplayer games

Brian’s First Rap Show

Tobe Nwigwe

Star Wars Comics

This week Brian, Chris, and Josh are joined by James Clark (Hooray For Anime!). The group wanders around Azeroth while they talk about Dead Cells, the Black Ops 4 multiplayer beta, Guacamelee! 2, World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth, and so much more!

If you want to watch along with the show, check out the video on twitch.tv/theplatformerspodcast

Topics:

1:09 - Chris has gone full horse knee

4:15 - Hearthstone’s new expansion

4:50 - Brian is always wondering if things are racist

8:30 - Dead Cells

14:21 - Plagiarism Update

16:59 - Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 PC Beta

24:41 Dragon Ball FighterZ Switch Beta

37:40 - Kotaku’s piece on Emulation and Copyright law

40:13 Guacamelee 2 Preview

50:30 - World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth

1:08:21 - Diablo III on Switch

1:18:31 - Dauntless

1:30:15 - BlacKkKlansman

This week, Josh and Brian stream the podcast on Twitch for the first time! They also talk about the Smash Ultimate Direct, Dead Cells, EVO 2018, and the IGN editor plagiarism scandal.

Topics:

Smash Ultimate Direct

The future of Smash

Castlevania

Fire Emblem

EVO 2018

Dragon Ball FighterZ DLC and balance patch

Diablo News

Dead Cells

This Is The Police 2

IGN editor plagiarism scandal

Oceans 8

This week Brian is joined by Replacement Chris Shriver; Joshua Mobley. The pair discuss whether or not Chris is the tree that binds the cosmos together, the upcoming changes in Destiny 2, the merits of Octopath Traveler, themes of race in the fantasy genre, the Sylvanas Controversy, and more. Enjoy!

Topics:

Chrishrashrill

Destiny, The Great Emancipator

Changes Coming In Forsaken

Moments of Triumph

Super Mario Bros. Speedrunning

Mega Man X Legacy Collection

Mega Man 1-4

Octopath Traveler

Great Gameplay Systems in RPGs

World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth

Racial elements in fantasy

Gnomes

The Sylvanas Controversy

The Amazing Christie Golden

The Corrupted Female Protagonists Of Blizzard Games

Breaking Bad: Horde Warchief Edition

Should Factions Still Be A Thing?

Playing Together Through The Internet Age

This week we break serious and talk about early gaming memories, 9/11, DoDonPachi, Instant Pot, and a whole lot more. Also, I may have overestimated our seriousness, because we are still just a bunch of goofballs. Enjoy the show!

Topics:

Dragon Ball FighterZ Goku and Vegeta Trailers

Wearing out console controllers

Worst controllers

Wii U vs N64

4th Grade Smashing

Earliest PlayStation Memories

September 11

DoDonPachi

Instant Pot

Changing Taste

Brussel Sprouts

Baseball

Neko Pitcher

Gurren Laggan

Warframe

No Man’s Sky

Minecraft